DocumentCode
2327419
Title
Experimental observation of local birefringence and axis rotation in spun fibers on a centimetric scale
Author
Ferrario, M. ; Martelli, P. ; Pietralunga, S. ; Martinelli, Mario
Author_Institution
CORECOM, Milano, Italy
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
368
Abstract
We have measured the evolution of local birefringence along spun fiber samples, with a centimeter resolution scale. Experimental results confirm that the spinning-induced rotation of local birefringence axes reduces the effective fiber birefringence.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; PMD; centimetric resolution scale; fiber birefringence; spinning-induced rotation; spun fibers; Birefringence; Delay; Dispersion; Measurement techniques; Microscopy; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Spatial resolution; Spinning; Time domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248270
Filename
1248270
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